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Jamie McDonald launches Ward Buddies, a UK charity pairing volunteers with hospitalized children to combat isolation and support mental health.
Jamie McDonald, a 39-year-old fundraiser and adventurer, has launched Ward Buddies, a charity providing trained volunteers to offer emotional support to children hospitalized without family present.
The initiative, born from a successful six-month pilot at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, addresses the mental health risks of isolation, including depression and delayed recovery.
Drawing from his own nine-year history of hospitalizations due to rare medical conditions, McDonald emphasizes the need for emotional care alongside treatment.
The charity seeks donations and volunteers to expand across the UK, with McDonald planning a major fundraising challenge in December, continuing his record-breaking endurance legacy.
Jamie McDonald lanza Ward Buddies, una organización benéfica del Reino Unido que asocia a voluntarios con niños hospitalizados para combatir el aislamiento y apoyar la salud mental.